Adele Just Destroyed Another Musical Record

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 20: (Exclusive Coverage) Adele performs onstage during iHeartRadio presents Adele's album premiere live at Joe's Pub on November 20, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)Photo: 2015 Kevin Mazur

Adele, the fearless, talented, wonderful human being that she is, keeps breaking records. First, it was Taylor Swift's most watched video debut accolade, because "Hello" left "Blank Space" squarely in the dust. Then, it was Justin Bieber's spot atop the Billboard Hot 100 — though to be fair to the Biebs, they were competing in different weeks, so it's not exactly a competition. But not only will Adele uproot Justin's claim to the biggest album of the year, but she's going to do it by unseating another musical group...

Now, while *NSYNC were at the height of their careers (J.Timbs notwithstanding) at a time when streaming wasn't available, that didn't matter much, as you could only get Adele's album by purchasing it off iTunes or in person. You know, the good, old-fashioned way! (Taylor Swift and Beyoncé used that tactic too, when they released their latest albums, to some pretty spectacular results.)